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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86599, member: 27"]
Revenue shot up while profits fell off a cliff at HYBE, even as concerts almost caught up with recorded music for the first time.

Revenue up, margins crushed
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[*]HYBE posted 2.65 trillion KRW in FY 2025 revenue.
[*]That equals about 1.86 billion dollars.
[*]Operating profit slid 72.9% to 49.9 billion KRW.
[*]Operating margin shrank from 8.2% to 1.9%.
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EBITDA takes a hit
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[*]EBITDA landed at 154 billion KRW.
[*]That figure dropped 47% year over year.
[*]Profitability weakened despite strong topline growth.
[*]Filing covered both Q4 and full-year 2025.
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Concerts nearly match recorded music
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[*]Concerts generated 763.9 billion KRW in 2025.
[*]Recorded music brought in 773.0 billion KRW.
[*]The gap between the two lines was just 9 billion KRW.
[*]In 2023, recorded music far outpaced concerts.
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Touring scale ramps up
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[*]HYBE staged 279 concerts across 53 cities.
[*]Twelve artists toured during 2025.
[*]The prior year featured 172 concerts and 10 artists.
[*]BTS World Tour ARIRANG launches in April 2026.
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